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Behavioral and Social Sciences
The National Academies strive to apply the knowledge, analytical tools, and methods of the behavioral and social sciences to some of the nation's most pressing issues in efforts to understand them and to contribute to their solutions. Areas of expertise include anthropology, child development, demography, economics, education, gerontology, history, law, linguistics, political science, psychology, sociology, and statistics.
Recent Releases
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Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children: (2009)
Depression is a widespread condition affecting approximately 7.5 million parents in the U.S. each year and may be putting at least 15 million children at risk for adverse health outcomes. Based on evidentiary studies, major depression in either... More |
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Ensuring the Quality, Credibility, and Relevance of U.S. Justice Statistics (2009)
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice is one of the smallest of the U.S. principal statistical agencies but shoulders one of the most expansive and detailed legal mandates among those agencies. Ensuring the... More |
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Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty (2009)
Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty presents new and surprising findings about career differences between female and male full-time, tenure-track, and tenured faculty in... More |
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Improving the Measurement of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys: Beyond ADLs and IADLs: Summary of a Workshop (2009)
Improving the Measurement of Late-Life Disability in Population Surveys summarizes a workshop organized to draw upon recent advances to improve the measurement of physical and cognitive disability in population surveys of the elderly... More |
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On Being a Scientist: Third Edition (2009)
The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust. Scientists trust that the results reported by others are valid. Society trusts that the results of research reflect an honest attempt by scientists to describe the world... More |
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Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities (2009)
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Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward (2009)
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Ballistic Imaging (2008)
Ballistic Imaging assesses the state of computer-based imaging technology in forensic firearms identification. The book evaluates the current law enforcement database of images of crime-related cartridge cases and bullets and recommends ways to... More |
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Behavioral Modeling and Simulation: From Individuals to Societies (2008)
Today’s military missions have shifted away from fighting nation states using conventional weapons toward combating insurgents and terrorist networks in a battlespace in which the attitudes and behaviors of civilian noncombatants may be the... More |
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Coverage Measurement in the 2010 Census (2008)
The census coverage measurement programs have historically addressed three primary objectives: (1) to inform users about the quality of the census counts; (2) to help identify sources of error to improve census taking, and (3) to provide... More |
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